Bad Channels (album)
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| Released | August 4, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Alpha & Omega Recording, San Rafael, California, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 71:20 | |||
| Label | Moonstone Records | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Bad Channels is the soundtrack album of the science fiction spoof film of the same name, released in 1992. It features ten songs by the bands Blue Öyster Cult, Joker, Fair Game (with Ron Keel), Sykotik Sinfoney and DMT and a film score written and performed by Blue Öyster Cult.
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic said: "There's a lot of music here [...] but little of it is memorable."[1] Louder Sound called the album "a grotesque mistake from Blue Öyster Cult."[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Demon's Kiss" | Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, John Shirley | Blue Öyster Cult | 3:53 |
| 2. | "The Horsemen Arrive" | Bloom, Roeser, Shirley | Blue Öyster Cult | 6:12 |
| 3. | "That's How It Is" | Joker | 3:07 | |
| 4. | "Jane Jane (The Hurricane)" | Joker | 3:03 | |
| 5. | "Somewhere in the Night" | Fair Game | 4:30 | |
| 6. | "Blind Faith" | Fair Game | 4:24 | |
| 7. | "Manic Depresso" | Sykotik Sinfoney | 4:03 | |
| 8. | "Mr. Cool" | Sykotik Sinfoney | 3:38 | |
| 9. | "Myth of Freedom" | DMT | 5:07 | |
| 10. | "Touching Myself Again" | DMT | 3:59 | |
| 11. | "Little Old Lady Polka" | The Ukelaliens[3] | 3:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bad Channels Overture" | 2:01 |
| 2. | "Power Station" | 2:02 |
| 3. | "Power Station II" | 1:38 |
| 4. | "Shadow" | 0:26 |
| 5. | "V.U." | 0:52 |
| 6. | "Cosmo Rules, but Lump Controls" | 1:09 |
| 7. | "Battering Ram" | 1:25 |
| 8. | "This Dude Is F****d" | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Pick Up Her Feed" | 1:53 |
| 10. | "Spray That Scumbag" | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Out of Station" | 1:22 |
| 12. | "Tree Full of Owls" | 1:08 |
| 13. | "Cookie in Bottle" | 0:40 |
| 14. | "Corky Gets It" | 1:01 |
| 15. | "Eulogy for Corky" | 0:43 |
| 16. | "Spore Bomb" | 1:06 |
| 17. | "Remodeling" | 2:14 |
| 18. | "Ginger Snaps" | 1:35 |
| 19. | "Moon Gets It" | 0:39 |
Personnel
[edit]- Blue Öyster Cult
- Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Allen Lanier – guitar, keyboards
- Jon Rogers – bass, background vocals
- Chuck Burgi – drums, background vocals
Additional notes
[edit]Catalogue: (CD) Moonstone 12936
References
[edit]- 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult: Bad Channels review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Dome, Malcolm; Lewry, Fraser (May 30, 2025). "One of the most fascinating and intelligent metal bands ever: The Blue Öyster Cult albums you should definitely listen to... and one to avoid". Louder Sound (Classic Rock). Future plc. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ↑ Sykotik Sinfoney disguised as The Ukelaliens
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